Table 7.
Effect of porcine bile acids on histopathology scores in laying hens1.
| Items | Bile acids (mg/kg) | SEM | P -Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 60 | 300 | 600 | 3,000 | ANOVA | Linear | Quadratic | ||
| Heart | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.567 | 0.280 | 0.562 |
| Liver | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.09 | 0.316 | 0.063 | 0.154 |
| Kidney | 0.00b | 0.17b | 0.17b | 0.50b | 2.00a | 0.19 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
1Data are means of scores of six visual field each section. SEM means standard error of the mean.
a, b
Means within a row column with no common superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).